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Alice, Bob, Cindy, Dave and Eddie joined a three-person-a-side basketball tournament. In how many ways can be the three starters be chosen?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 8
D. 9
E. 10

When the answer choices are relatively small (as they are here), we should also consider just listing the possible outcomes.

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Number of ways choosing first person = 5 second person = 4 and number of ways of choosing third person = 3

Total ways = 5*4*3
Since order does not matter divide by 3!
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The number of ways of choosing the three starters is the number of ways of choosing three people from a set of five people, where order does not matter and repetition is not allowed.
The number of possible selections of three starters is:
5C3 = 5C2 = \(\frac{(5*4)}{(1*2)}\) = \(10\).

Therefore, the answer is E.
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[Math Revolution GMAT math practice question]

Alice, Bob, Cindy, Dave and Eddie joined a three-person-a-side basketball tournament. In how many ways can be the three starters be chosen?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 8
D. 9
E. 10

The number of ways choosing 3 people from 5 (where order doesn’t matter) is 5C3 = (5 x 4 x 3)/(3 x 2) = 10.

Answer: E
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